ISU Sparkettes
Auditions
Auditions for the 2009-10 Sparkettes will be Saturday, April 18, 2009. If you are planning on attending, please download and complete the application below; then, mail the completed application to:
ISU
Sparkettes
25 W. Honey Creek Dr.
Terre Haute, IN 47802
Application (PDF, please mail application)
The Indiana State University Sparkette Dance Team and Color Guard are preparing for 2009-10 auditions. We are a performance group as well as ambassadors of the university. We are held to high standards. It takes a talented, dedicated young woman to become a Sparkette. For more information about auditions, please visit our Workshop Information page that details the entire day and what requirements are as far as attire and attendance.
Expectations
Team members are required to register for the class that meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2:00 to 5:10. During the 2:00-3:00 period, we focus on technique work and physical conditioning. The remainder of the class period is devoted to routines/combination work. During football season these members perform stands routines as well as special feature numbers during pre-game and halftime. These routines are performed with the Marching Sycamores. A way travel may include selected ISU games as well as alumni gatherings, a Brickyard 400 performance and an Indianapolis Colts performance. The Sparkette Guard only participates during football season. It is a fall semester only program. The Sparkette Dance Team continues thru basketball season and various spring performances/competition. Basketball season includes pre-game, halftime, time-out performances, Missouri Valley Conference Post season tournaments, selected campus performances and personal appearances. Dance team members must register for the class in the spring as well. The Sparkette dance team also travels to Daytona Beach, Florida, to compete in the College Nationals.
Dance team
2009-10 Sparkette Dance Team audition combinations will include jazz, funk/hip hop, and lyrical dance techniques, high kicks, leaps, turns, and marching/pom fundamentals. Members will be required to have and develop various technical requirements. Dance team auditions will include proficiency with the following techniques; splits, leaps, axils, calypsos, turning discs, toe touch jumps, fouettes, heel stretches, and pirouettes.
Color Guard
2009-10 Color Guard requirements will include equipment technique, marching style, flag routines, and movement technique. Each member will be required to have and develop various tosses, dance movements, and other specific technical requirements.
All of the above will be explained and reviewed during the workshops.
Thanks from the director
The ISU Sparkette Organization is looking forward to your becoming a part the Indiana State University tradition!
I look forward to meeting you!
Sincerely,
Tammy Schaffer,
Sparkette Director